2019 excursion to Amsterdam

Every Spring we pack our bags and head to an office excursion to explore a new city in Europe. This year our employees voted to visit Amsterdam, Netherlands. Our three day excursion included a lot of laughter, stunning architectural buildings and good food.

Ramboll's new Finnish Headquarters

Ramboll's new Finnish Headquarters, a multi-use office building in Perkkaa, Espoo, is completed. Over 1000 employees are moving into their new high quality premises in the end of March and early April.
Ramboll Village is designed to bring people together and to inspire more co-working. The large glass roofed lobby connects different working units and encourages employees to meet each other in conveniently located break areas.
The new building is energy efficient and uses geothermal energy to heat and cool the building. The indoor air quality is monitored and analysed in real time, in order to offer the optimum indoor climate. An intelligent and learning lighting system increases wellbeing at work.
Cederqvist & Jäntti Architects was the main designer and architect of the project and Ramboll was responsible for most of the other design. The building was constructed by Hartela and is owned by Keva.
C&J Architects wishes Ramboll employees a great move-in into their new space!

Building Permit for new Hatsina Offices in Espoo

The new offices in Hatsinanpuisto, Espoo, has had Building Permit granted by the Espoo Building Board. The 25000 sqm Office Building is the first stage of a larger development, that will expand the workplace area and commercial services in the Centre of Leppävaara.

The building will be in a prominent position at the junction of Ring Road 1, the main railway line and the upcoming Raide-Jokeri tram line. The south-facing offices will have views to Hatsina Park and Monikonpuro brook. The 7-13-storey offices surround a high glass roofed lobby and different floors can be reached directly from the adjacent 6-storey car park.

Kaarina Central Quarter housing project approved

The all over plans of two housing companies, “Laaksolankulma” and Eerikinhovi” were approved by the City of Kaarina municipal Board of Urban Development, on the 23th of January. The 33 000 inhabitant municipality is located in Western Finland, just next to Turku. The project will complete the Kaarina Central Quarter construction, which has been designed and carried out, since the designing competition was won in 2012. The construction on site will start in this spring. The housing companies consist of three blocks of flats, 9200 sqms, including 141 apartments, both owned flats and lodgings, an underground parking hall, as well as a mutual courtyard.

Fields of Work

Our team has a wide range of experience with office, commercial,
residential, public, and urban structures. Architectural planning
requires a focus on the surroundings, understanding of the many
functions, an eye to the users and insight into the financial feasibility of the project. Integrated and innovative planning is
required in all the fields of work, from the idea to the implementation. We provide the broad-based and specialized expert knowledge needed for
this.

Objectives

The office is committed to providing high-quality architecture that addresses in a pragmatic way the issues of construction, technology and sustainability. The process is driven by design intent - not a predetermined style - and wants to create solutions that have an intimate contact to function and context, as well as a high level of beauty and practicality.

Building Information Model

The product model embraces the entire building industry and manages the
entire information life cycle of buildings. Unlike a simple 3d model on a
computer, the product model contains a great deal more information
about the building's materials and characteristics. It is a 3d digital
database that tracks all elements that make up a building. This
information can include surface area and volume, thermal properties, room descriptions, price, specific product information, window, door and
finish schedules, etc. Working from the same product model as the
architect, the real estate agent can easily obtain exact room dimensions
and area calculations, present perspective views from any vantage and
even invite prospects on a virtual tour of the building. Interior
designers can begin working during the planning phase on the same
product model. After construction is complete, building managers are
able to use the comprehensive materials list and integrated 3d partition
plan to track building assets and modify spaces.